Optoma GT1080Darbee

The ViewSonic M1 is an example of a great Home Projector at its $340 budget.

In the case of the Optoma GT1080Darbee, however, we weren't able to find enough data to come to any reliable conclusions.

The ViewSonic M1 was loved by reviewers at TechGearLab, a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "The Best Projectors of 2020" roundup where it was named its "Best Affordable Portable Pico Projector", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

Taking a look at the Optoma GT1080Darbee, it got featured in roundups from two reliable sources that conduct their own testing - TrustedReviews and Expert Reviews - but it fell short of earning a top spot in either.

We couldn't find any sources that tested both of these Home Projectors, so we only analyzed how they performed in reviews from different sites.

We first examined which sources rated each of these best and found that the ViewSonic M1 got its highest, 9, rating from ProjectorCentral, while the Optoma GT1080Darbee earned its best, 8.2, score from Lifewire.

Finally, we calculated their average review scores from all of the data we could find and compared those to Home Projectors in general. It turns out that the Optoma GT1080Darbee, with its 8.1 average, got reviewed considerably better than most of its competition - the overall average for Home Projectors being 8.0 out of 10 points - whereas the ViewSonic M1 performed worse than most, with an average review score of 6.6.

However, it's worth pointing out that a direct ViewSonic M1 vs. Optoma GT1080Darbee comparison might not be entirely fair, because some sources have a tendency of not taking value for money into account when reviewing products.